June 3-9, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field had a new commander, Col. Jocelyn J. Schermerhorn. She was the Wing’s first female commander.
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Starfish provide important service to overall salty system
Written by Les Harrison on . Posted in More with Les, Opinion.
With the return of warmer weather and release from pandemic restrictions, many are focusing on outdoor activities where residents and visitors can enjoy the return of activities outside the home.
Volunteers, staff needed at Waterfront Thrift Store
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in Faith.
Fran Bussard, who coordinates the volunteers for Waterfront Thrift Store in Gulf Breeze, has a message for the Navarre-Gulf Breeze community: “Thank you for the abundance of good donations to support the shelters in Pensacola and Mobile,” she said last week.
They don’t want you to see them, but they’re nesting near you.
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
If you’re not well-versed in shorebirds, the snowy plover may look a lot like the busy little sanderlings that run up and down the wave line trying to spot what the waves have uncovered.
Brian Out Loud
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.
Resilient seems to be the most fitting word to describe the senior athletes who will walk across the stage at graduation Saturday inside the Bay Center in Pensacola.
It’s fitting because it took a lot of resilience mixed in with mental toughness and a willingness to adapt to get through a senior season that was anything but normal.
SOS: Baby formula needed for 97 possums at wildlife refuge
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Community.
As mothers go, possums probably wouldn’t win any awards.
Baby possums ride on their mothers, but if one falls off, mom just keeps going.
That’s likely what happened to a young possum found in a basket of dirty laundry in a Fort Walton Beach garage last week.
‘We took a step forward this week’
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Strides were made by Navarre’s football team during its Maroon and White Scrimmage Friday night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.
The Raiders showed signs of promise on both sides of the ball during their final scrimmage of the spring while building a little momentum heading into next week’s spring game against Milton.
UPDATED: Man escapes serious injury after long jump into shallow water
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Memorial Day weekend has started out on a tragic note for a 22-year-old man who jumped off the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier into shallow water to impress his friends, according to Navarre Rescue Fire Chief Danny Fureigh.
After 8 months and 12 days, bridge traffic flows again
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
At 5:45 a.m. Friday, May 28 Santa Rosa Commission Chair Dave Piech got a call with the news everyone has been waiting to hear for more than eight months.
“Chairman, I just wanted to let you know that we are 15 minutes from flowing traffic on the bridge,” Carter Johnson, government affairs liaison with the Florida Department of Transportation.
Officials prepared for record crowds this weekend
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Officials are expecting this Memorial Day weekend to bring record crowds to Navarre Beach and have adjusted staffing in preparation.